best effort
Example Sentences
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Lewis Hall crashed a strike off the crossbar with Newcastle's best effort.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Depsite her best effort, that scene has followed Williams ever since, spiraling from internet memes and sports talk debate to serious NFL front-office conversations about his future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Montenegro, who scored 11 goals in two home matches in December's window, struggled to create chances, with their best effort from play coming when Kuc tamely shot into the arms of Maddy Harvey-Clifford.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
It wasn’t the Kraken’s best effort by a longshot, but they needed to get past the Blackhawks, who were tied for the least standings points in the 32-team league after the game.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
I make my best effort to lighten the mood.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
